does it work

 

 

The Immersive Family Program for selective eating is a relatively new program at Duke; however, the professionals who work within our program have been treating selective eating and other types of disordered eating for several years.

 

We are asked quite often to talk about the success of our program and, to answer, we must explain how we define success.  We believe when families can have relaxed and peaceful meals together... this is one part of success.  When children with a history of selective eating can learn to approach food in a more relaxed and non-threatening way... this is also a huge success.

 

Our goal is to help children and families leave with a "toolbox" ~ a set of skills they can use to approach new foods in different ways.  For children, we help them learn more about how their bodies work, and we help them understand some of the reasons their experience with food is different from other people.

 

For parents, we teach skills that allow you to support, encourage and reinforce your child as they practice changing their relationship with food.  All of our families report feeling increased confidence in their ability to address issues related to selective eating.  Measured by these standards and others, we have 100% success.

 

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